Uh oh. Mueller says there are Al-Qaeda cells in the U.S.? He better get ready for a phone call from the ACLU.
From Bill Gertz in the Washington Times, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
Senior U.S. intelligence leaders told Congress yesterday that “it may only be a matter of time” before terrorists try to use weapons of mass destruction against the United States.
In his first public appearance since becoming CIA director in September, Porter J. Goss used the annual worldwide threat hearing to issue the prediction, while another federal official said the FBI knows little about al Qaeda sleeper cells such as the September 11 terrorists.
“It may be only a matter of time before al Qaeda or another group attempts to use chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons,” Mr. Goss told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified that he is “very concerned” about the lack of data on a network of al Qaeda “sleeper” cells in the United States.
“Finding them is a top priority for the FBI, but it is also one of the most difficult challenges,” he said.
“Because of al Qaeda’s directed efforts this year to infiltrate covert operatives into the U.S., I am also very concerned with the growing body of sensitive reporting that continues to show al Qaeda’s clear intention to obtain and ultimately use some form of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear or high-energy explosives material in its attacks against America,” Mr. Mueller added.